Solid Car Guys: The Factory Five Podcast

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There are so many great stories in the Factory Five community, and we want to share them with everyone! Join Factory Five President Dave Smith as he talks with people in the auto industry, our customers, and FFR team members and learns more about their automotive journeys.

Episodes

  1. Cristy Lee's Shares Her Favorite Cars & Motorcycles

    06/18/2025

    Cristy Lee's Shares Her Favorite Cars & Motorcycles

    Cristy Lee from "All Girls Garage," "Garage Squad, and more is a good friend to Factory Five. She came to our headquarters for a visit before our 30th Anniversary Open House, and sat down with Dave Smith to talk all things cars and motorcycles.

    51 min
  2. Bethany's First Car is a Factory Five Mk4 Build!

    02/04/2025

    Bethany's First Car is a Factory Five Mk4 Build!

    Customer Bethany Whitten tells Dave the story of how she asked to build a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster for her first car, how her parents supported her, and her plans after graduating Tufts with a Mechanical Engineering degree.

    34 min
  3. Dan Walsh Goes 117 MPH in the XTF

    12/20/2024

    Dan Walsh Goes 117 MPH in the XTF

    Factory Five UK Distributor Dan Walsh from Tech Autos talks to Dave about his recent trip to the US to take one of our XTF Extreme Trucks out to Nevada to try and push it to its limits.

    42 min
  4. Scott "Honey Badger" Bell Shares His Factory Five Story

    11/20/2024

    Scott "Honey Badger" Bell Shares His Factory Five Story

    Scott "Honey Badger" Bell has delivered a lot of Factory Fives with Stewart Transport. Scott shares his stories from the road, meeting customers, going to different events, and how his positivity helped him beat cancer.

    33 min
  5. Jim and Scott will Teach You How to Build a Factory Five

    11/06/2024

    Jim and Scott will Teach You How to Build a Factory Five

    In this week's episode, Dave talks Jim and Scott from the Factory Five Build School at Mott Community College where they teach students how to build a Mk4 Roadster or '33 Hot Rod in three days.

    26 min
  6. Engine Power's Frankie Forman Visits Factory Five

    10/30/2024

    Engine Power's Frankie Forman Visits Factory Five

    In this week's episode, Dave talks with Frankie Forman about how he got into cars, starting with Engine Power during the COVID pandemic, and his love of EFI engines.  Music: "Race" by White Mountain.

    36 min
  7. Pat Topolinski from "Engine Power"

    10/23/2024

    Pat Topolinski from "Engine Power"

    In this week's episode, Dave talks with Pat Topolinski about his racing background as well as how he got involved with RTM Productions and becoming one of the hosts of "Engine Power."

    48 min
  8. John George Talks Racing the Factory Five Challenge Car & Coupe-R

    10/16/2024

    John George Talks Racing the Factory Five Challenge Car & Coupe-R

    In this week's episode, Dave talks with long-time Factory Five customer and racing development partner John George on how he got involved with the FFR Challenge Series, participating in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill, helping Jim develop the Coupe-R, and what may be in store for upcoming projects.

    40 min
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There are so many great stories in the Factory Five community, and we want to share them with everyone! Join Factory Five President Dave Smith as he talks with people in the auto industry, our customers, and FFR team members and learns more about their automotive journeys.

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